Uniforms

Where to Purchase Uniforms
Sunshine School Uniform Company located at 3643 W Hillsborough Avenue, Tampa, Phone: (813) 414-0256.  Donations of used uniforms are appreciated and will be made available for other parents to purchase at reduced cost from TBCC. IMPORTANT:  TBCC Uniforms should be ordered and purchased at the beginning of the season or immediately after a chorister is accepted to TBCC during the season, to ensure that you will have your uniform in time for your first performance.

Descriptions of Uniforms

• Cantate Children’s Choir Girls Red jumper and white long sleeve blouse and a red criss-cross tie. 
• The full Cantate Children’s girls uniform costs approximately $50.
• Cantate Children’s Choir and Concert Choir Boys Black dress slacks, long sleeve white oxford cloth button down collar dress shirt, red vest, and straight red tie.  The full boy's uniform costs approximately $60.
• Concert and Chamber Choir Girls Red pleated skirt, white long sleeve blouse, red vest and red criss-cross tie.   The full Concert and Chamber girls uniform costs approximately $80.
• Chamber Choir and Viva Musica Men wear black dress suits or tux with a long sleeve white oxford cloth dress shirt and straight red tie.

Shoes, Socks and Hose

• All choristers wear plain black dress shoes.
  
• Girls should choose a simple style dress shoe which must have very low heels (no more than 1 inch) and be without any buckles or trim (no patent leather and no open toes). 
• No plat­form or thick sole shoes are acceptable.  
• Boys should wear black loafers or black dress oxford style shoes.
• Boys should wear black socks and the girls should wear neutral/skin colored hose.
• No Colored Tights, White or Colored socks (other than black)

Criss-Cross Ties

• Girls’ criss-cross tie should have points down when snapped , not flat across.
  
• Boys will wear a straight red tie.

 Hair, Hair Bows and Jewelry

• When wearing the performance uniform, singers are expected to follow the following additional guidelines and avoid anything that might distract from the uniformity of the group. 
  
• No Jewelry
• No Shiny or Obvious Hair Decorations including shiny barrettes or hair clips
• Hair should be neatly combed and kept out of the face.
• If it is necessary to secure hair out of the face, girls are to use an inconspicuous band to match hair color only.

Additional Guidelines

• Uniform is always clean, pressed, in good repair, and well fitted
  
• Skirts should be no shorter than 2 inches above the knee.
• Vests should be long enough to cover the waist band of the skirt or slacks and fitted with enough room to fall back into place after movement.
• White shirt or blouse should not show below the vest.
• The Parents should check the fit of uniforms frequently to ensure they have not been outgrown and see that they are clean and pressed for each use.

Other Clothing Needs

There are times when choristers will perform in venues where the full dress performance uniform would be imprac­tical or uncomfortable for Choristers. Singers will receive information at rehearsals if their directors have given specific clothing instructions for any TBCC event.

• TBCC T-Shirt received at DaySpring
  
• Boys - Plain black pants
• Girls - Plain black slacks (not stretch or knee pants) or a plain black skirt
• Blue Jeans